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A player's animation shows how Orisa gets her new braids for Overwatch 2.
Cute Overwatch 2 Animation Shows How Orisa Got Her Braids

A creative Overwatch 2 player shares their thoughts on how Orisa got her new braids, courtesy of another of the game's heroes.

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Overwatch 2 Is Making Big Changes to Mercy and Symmetra Following Beta Feedback

After the first week of Overwatch 2's beta, Blizzard is announcing some major changes to two heroes the community has given consistent feedback on.

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Overwatch Player Has Been Sitting on a Wrecking Ball Loot Box for Years, But It'll Soon Be Gone

An Overwatch player discovers a years-old specially marked Wrecking Ball loot box in their backlog as Blizzard prepares to sunset this feature.

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Overwatch 2 Could Bring Controversial Maps Back for New Game Modes

Overwatch developers discuss what they could end up doing with the Assault maps that were retired from play in Overwatch 2.

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Blizzard Dev Discusses What Will Happen to Loot Boxes and Current Currencies When Overwatch 2 Launches

Blizzard's Jon Spector addresses what happens to any unopened loot boxes or unused currency once Overwatch 2 launches in October.

Overwatch 2 Could See More ‘Mercy-Style’ Support Heroes Added Post-Launch According to Devs
Overwatch 2 Could See More ‘Mercy-Style’ Support Heroes Added Post-Launch According to Dev

A senior developer at Blizzard reveals that the development team wants to add Support heroes with similar gameplay mechanics to Mercy in the future.

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Overwatch 2 PvE Coming in 2023, to Be Released as Seasonal Content

Blizzard announces early details regarding its plans for the PvE half of Overwatch 2 now that the shooter is going free-to-play.

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Overwatch 2 Releases Animated Musical Short for Junker Queen

Overwatch 2 rocks out in the Junker Queen's origin story short with a punk rock legend about the meteoric rise from Outback zero to Junkertown hero.

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Overwatch 2 is Getting Rid of Loot Boxes

Blizzard confirms that the upcoming Overwatch 2 will be doing away with loot boxes in favor of new forms of monetization.

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Overwatch 2 Will Have 3 New Heroes at Launch, New Heroes Coming Every Other Season

Blizzard confirms its ambitious post-launch plans for hero-shooter Overwatch 2, with big new content drops coming every nine weeks.

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Funny Overwatch Clip Shows Tracer Dodging Hanzo Arrows With an Emote

An Overwatch player unintentionally flexes on their opponent after one of Tracer's emotes makes them dodge every shot made at them.

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Overwatch 2 Trailer May Include Tease for New Support Hero

Overwatch fans think they've spotted a tease for a new Support hero in the early access release date trailer for Overwatch 2.

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Overwatch Fan Gets Entire Theater to Themselves to Watch OWL Tournament Finals

An Overwatch League fan is met with a pleasant surprise when they are the only one to take the league's offer to watch the games on a movie screen.

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Overwatch 2 Event Announced for Next Month

Blizzard confirms that it will be hosting a special Overwatch 2 event in June that will reveal its plans for the hero-shooter's future.

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Overwatch 2 Bug Makes Baptiste’s Immortality Field Even Stronger

As Overwatch 2’s first beta comes to an end, one player discovers a new glitch involving Baptiste’s powerful Immortality Field ability.

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Overwatch 2 Beta Update Buffs Sojourn and Baptiste and Gives Mercy a New Ability

Blizzard releases a new update for Overwatch 2's ongoing closed beta test that makes Mercy's difficult 'Super Jump' much simpler.

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An investigative Overwatch 2 player claims to have more evidence proving the Junker Queen leak is real.
Overwatch 2 Fans Find More Evidence Junker Queen Leak May Be Real

Following the first beta, an Overwatch 2 player claims they found more proof the Junker Queen is the next new character to join the roster.

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Overwatch 2 Adds Hilarious Voice Lines That Play When Heroes Defeat Themselves

Overwatch 2 fans discover some fun new voice lines that play whenever gamers defeat someone that is using the same hero as them in PvP.

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Overwatch 2 Clip Shows How Powerful Zenyatta’s New Melee Attack Is

A recent Overwatch 2 patch gave Zenyatta a new melee ability, and a memorable play of the game showcases just how devastating it can be.

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Overwatch 2 Makes Big Changes to Roadhog and Zenyatta

Blizzard releases an update for the Overwatch 2 PvP closed beta that makes some big changes to Roadhog and Zenyatta.